Very Paranoid, Please Answer My Question. Posted: 01-29-06 15:21pm
About 5 days ago I had sex with a girl who
was on her period and my condom broke.
Literally 2 seconds after it broke I threw
her off me. I've been very paranoid now
for the last few days that I might have
caught ans std or hiv frome her because I
really don't know her that well. My buddy
hooked me up with her and I know he has
hooked up many of my buddies with her.
None of the other guys condoms broke only
mine. I haven't been able to sleep at all
for the past 72 hours. I havent had any
of the symptoms for any std's. Do I have
reason to worry? When is the soonest I
could go get tested? I'm only 18 and I
pray that I didn't ruin the rest of my
life for some stupid prostitute.
Please respond.
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Finess150
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Risk Assesment Posted: 01-29-06 20:17pm
Ok let me lay out for you what needs to be
considered in this situtuation -
1. Unprotected sex carries a risk for hiv
transmission
2. There is approximately a 0.3 - 1% risk
of transmission per episode of unprotected
sex with someone who is hiv+. This is
fact based on intense scientific research
over 25 years.
3. The presence of fresh blood increases
the risk because there is a higher
concentration of hiv within blood
but-
given that your exposure was very brief,
this reduces the risk significantly. This
would lead me to suggest relatively low
hiv risk in this instance.
As for testing, an accurate test is based
on a detection of hiv antibodies, which
your body produces in response to hiv.
These antibodies occur during
seroconversion, when a person goes from
negative to positive. Once seroconversion
has taken place, the test will be
positive. It is usually three or so weeks
after the unprotected episode, and the
person infected may or may not experience
flu like symptoms. Do not concern
yourself with this. Now, given that
seroconversion can, very very rarely occur
later on, it is officially recognised that
a test is definitive after 13 weeks.
Tests before that time are very
encouraging, but not definite.
Do test after 13 weeks, but it is much
more likely that you are negative rather
than positive. Let us know.
P.S. If you do test positive, which is
not likely, you have not neccesarily
'ruined' your life. Medication is getting
better and better. It all depends on how
you look at your situation as to whether
you feel 'ruined'.
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concernedguy
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 2
Posted: 01-29-06 20:50pm
Thank you for the info. Like I said the
exposure was very brief. But one more
question does it lower my risk that I had
already came inside the condom when it
broke?
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Finess150
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Condom Posted: 01-29-06 21:08pm
The fact that you came, or did not come,
is of no significance in hiv risk. The
only technicality is if you remain inside
the vagina once ejacualtion has occured
nad the condom is able to slip off. But
this is not relevant to you.
It might be hard for you, but it is very
wise to wait 13 weeks for an accurate
test. But I am confident of a negative
result. You should also reccomend to your
friend that she has an hiv test 13 weeks
after her last unprotected sexual
encounter.
